Attractions of Ivano-Frankivsk district

The wooden Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin was built in Maniava in 1819.

It is located in the center of the village. The value of the church is that it remained practically in the same form as it was 200 years ago.

The Church of the Intercession in Maniava is an architectural monument of local importance, belonging to the community of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Monastery of the Fathers of the Order of Saint Basil the Great was founded in Ivano-Frankivsk before the Second World War. The first stone for the construction of the monastery was laid in 1936, and the construction was completed in 1938.

The Church of Christ the King was built according to the plans of the Lviv architect Oleksandr Pezhansky, and the general supervision of the works was carried out by the famous Ukrainian builder Taras Hrytsak. The temple was built in the Byzantine style with five domes like Sophia Cathedral.

In 1946, the monastery was closed by the Soviet authorities, and the church housed an archive.

In 1990, the complex of the monastery of Christ the King was returned to the Basilian Fathers.

The palace and park complex in Bilshivtsi was founded in the 19th century by the Kshechunovych family on the site of the old defensive castle of the Kazanovskys.

At the end of the First World War, the manor house was completely destroyed, and in 1927-1929, Kornel Kshechunovych built a new palace in its place in the neo-Renaissance style with elements of classicism. The facade is decorated with a portico with four columns. The park facade with two side towers is especially impressive. A luxurious staircase leads down to the park with a fountain.

Currently, the former palace of the Kshechunovych houses the Bilshivtsi City Hospital.

The tract of Demyaniv Laz on the outskirts of Ivano-Frankivsk is the site of a mass shooting of prisoners of the NKVD prison.

The executions were carried out before the retreat of the Soviet troops in 1941. During excavations, human bones were found here and they were able to identify 524 individuals. It was possible to establish the identity of 22 people, work in the archives of the SBU made it possible to determine the names of another 400 executed.

In 1998, the "Demyaniv Laz" memorial complex was opened near the graves. The museum was opened in 2009.

The name of the tract is related to the name of one of the local peasants, Demyan from the village of Zahvizdya, who owned a plot of the Posichnyansky forest here.

The memorial complex "Demyaniv Laz" is a branch of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Museum of the Liberation Struggle named after Stepan Bandera.

The sanctuary of the Mother of God in Bilshivtsi is one of the most beautiful sights of the late Baroque period in Galicia.

It was built in 1624 by the monks of the Carmelite order, who were invited by the owner of the town, Hetman Martyn Kazanovsky.

According to legend, one day the hetman fished the image of the Virgin from the Dniester, and soon won a battle with the Tatars. Taking this as a sign from God, Kazanovsky ordered the construction of a wonderful temple, to which was placed a miraculous icon of the Mother of God of the Holy Scapular, which is popularly called the Bilshivtsi Mother of God.

In 1669, the church had to be repaired due to damage it received during the Liberation War, and in 1718 - after the Turkish invasion. The temple was consecrated in honor of the Visitation of Elizabeth by the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Bilshivtsi icon was crowned by Pope Pius VI.

Before World War I, the Carmelite monastery in Bilshivtsi was one of the largest in Galicia. The Bolsheviks closed the temple in 1947, the monks took the icon to Poland. Only in 2002, its copy returned to the Bilshivtsi and was placed in the revived sanctuary of the Mother of God in Bilshivtsi.

The former Carmelite shrine is now under the care of the Franciscan fathers. Restoration is underway at the expense of the Ministry of Culture of Poland as part of the operational program "Cultural Heritage", with the support of the Metropolitan Curia of the Lviv Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine, as well as patrons and benefactors from Ukraine and Europe.

The "Heroes of the Dnipro" Museum in Ivano-Frankivsk is a branch of the National Military Historical Museum of Ukraine. It was founded in 1966 as the Museum of Combat Glory of the 38th Combined Arms Army, which in 1943 took part in the forcing of the Dnipro north of Kyiv and the creation of the Liutizh bridgehead.

The central element of the exposition is the diorama "Experience on the Dnipro", which shows combat actions during the crossing of the river in September 1943. Before entering the demonstration hall, visitors pass through a stylized headquarters dugout used by the commander of the 38th Army, Colonel General Kyrylo Moskalenko.

The main exhibition in 12 halls highlights the military history and traditions of Prykarpattia much more widely - from the times of the Galicia-Volyn state to the present day. Separate chapters are devoted to the combat path of the Legion of the Ukrainian SSR in Stanislaviv region during the First World War, the formation of the UGA during the Ukrainian-Polish war of 1918-1919, and the participation of natives of Ivano-Frankivsk region in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The exhibition is complemented by a rich collection of samples of small arms, engineering and artillery ammunition, and means of communication.

In 2018, a stationary exhibition dedicated to the centenary of the proclamation of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic was opened.

The Open Air Museum of Ethnography is located in Krylos on the territory of the ancient settlement, on the first line of defensive ramparts.

The island of folk architecture introduces visitors to the daily life of the inhabitants of Prykarpattya in the 17th and 20th centuries.

On the territory of 4.5 hectares, traditional dwellings of four ethnographic regions are presented: Pokuttya, Hutsul region, Boyky region and Opillya. Currently, 11 original monuments of folk architecture are collected here, in the interiors of which ancient household items are exhibited.

The Museum of Ethnography and Life of the Tlumach region is located in the People's House of the Tlumach city (now it is the Center for Culture and Leisure of the Tlumach City Council).

The museum was opened in 1981.

The exposition in two halls tells about the nature of the region, introduces you to its rich history – from the Iron Age to modern times. The museum presents folk clothes, embroidery, Easter eggs, paintings by local artists, old machines and much more.

Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Museum of the Liberation Struggle named after Stepan Bandera is housed in a two-storey Art Nouveau building near the city center.

The museum presents documents and material covering the period from XI to XX centuries. and which tell about the struggle of the inhabitants of Prykarpattya for the independence of Ukraine. In particular, there are documents that cover the struggle against the Soviet regime of the Legion of Sich Riflemen, the Ukrainian People's Republic, the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, the OUN and the insurgent army.

The exposition dedicated to political prisoners is represented by a map of the Gulag camps and household items of prisoners.

A memorial complex "Demyaniv Laz" was built on the site of the execution of the victims of Stalin's terror.

Branches of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Museum of the Liberation Struggle named after Stepan Bandera are also the Historical and Memorial Museum of Stepan Bandera in Stary Ughryniv, the Museum of Liberation Struggle of Prykapattya in Kosiv, and the Museum "Roman Shukhevych Underground Headquarters" in Kniahynychi.

The Memorial Manor-museum of Mykola Uhryn-Bezhrishny (former Rohatyn Museum of Art and Local Lore) is part of the Rohatyn Museum Complex.

The museum opened in 2003 in the premises of the restored manor of the famous writer, publisher and public figure Mykola Uhryn-Bezhrishny. He lived a significant part of his life in Rohatyn - he taught at the Ukrainian private gymnasium, published the magazines "Rohatynets" and "Samopal", the newspaper "Rohatynske slovo", etc.

In the main exposition "Mykola Uhryn-Bezhrishny and Rohatyn artists of the first half of the 20th century" documents and photographs from the life of the writer and his contemporaries, sketches of publication covers, books with illustrations, exhibition brochures, paintings and graphics by local artists are presented.

The museum also presents folk art, ethnography and daily life of Rohatyn Opillya, sacred art of Rohatyn region. A separate exhibition section introduces visitors to the figure of Nastya Lisovska (Roksolana).

The Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, which is a UNESCO monument, is also part of the Rohatyn Museum Complex.

The National Natural Park "Synohora" was created by the Decree of the President of Ukraine in 2009 through the reorganization of the state "Residence "Synohora" with the aim of preserving and reproducing the unique natural complexes of Prykarpattya.

The luxurious state residence "Synohora" was created for the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma in 2001 on the basis of the old departmental sanatorium. The total area of the premises reaches 5 thousand square meters. Three floors and underground rooms with a SPA complex, a lobby with green columns and a marble floor, a three-story library with galleries, massive chandeliers and fireplaces. There are ponds and a helipad on the territory.

The residence was intended for summits and meetings at the highest level, as well as recreation of the first persons. In addition to Ukrainian presidents, the leaders of other countries were here: Yeltsin, Kvasniewski, Saakashvili.

At the moment, the residence remains a regime object, but it is available for viewing upon prior request, sightseeing tours are conducted.

The territory of the Synohora National Nature Park is open to visitors. Currently, walking and driving tours of the park are offered, as well as equipped recreation areas.

The Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in the village of Horokholyn Lis was built in 2008 on the site of the burnt-out wooden church of the Assumption of the Virgin, founded in 1943.

The old Assumption Church, which was transformed by the communists into a museum of atheism, became famous due to the fact that it served as the scenery for the location filming of the movie "Viy" based on the mystical novel by Mykola Hohol (it can be seen in the scene of the funeral procession). In 2006, the church burned down. According to the official version, the fire was caused by a violation of the rules for the installation and operation of the electrical network, however, local residents believe that the old church was defiled by the filming of a film about evil spirits (a similar fate befell another church, where "Viy" was also filmed - in Sedniv, Chernihiv Region).

Perhaps that is why they decided not to restore the wooden church that burned down in its original form, but instead built a new church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin made of red brick.

The Defense Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Virgin is the oldest building in the city of Rohatyn.

It was founded during the times of the Galicia-Volyn principality - no later than the 14th-15th centuries, and possibly even earlier. During the Tatar raids, the temple served as a small fortress, as evidenced by the defensive walls.

The church burned down three times and was rebuilt with some changes, as a result of which Gothic and Baroque elements were intertwined in the architectural form.

During Soviet times, the Church of the Nativity remained active. It was damaged during the Second World War, but in 1955 the restored temple was consecrated. A little later, the iconostasis was restored.

The Greek-Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Virgin is located in the historical district of Tysmenytsia, which is called "Monastery".

The wooden monastery church in the Hutsul style was built in 1736. Nearby is a three-tiered wooden belfry (XVIII century). The type of the cross-domed church repeats the plan and structure of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (1681) of the Manyava Skete, which legend connects with the main temple of the Spaso-Mizhhirsky Monastery near Kyiv.

A Baroque-Renaissance iconostasis has been preserved, which some researchers attribute to the time of the foundation of the temple.

The historical and memorial museum of Oleksa Dovbush in Ivano-Frankivsk was created in 1995 on the basis of the private collection of the famous historian Volodymyr Hrabovetsky, who for 50 years studied the Carpathian insurgent movement of opryshki of the 16th–19th centuries and the life of the legendary hero Oleksa Dovbush, a noble robber and people's avenger, who fought for the liberation of the enslaved peasantry.

The small museum exposition consists mainly of documents and paintings, as well as some ethnographic materials.

The most interesting exhibit is the legendary ax of Dovbush, which was kept for two centuries by the descendants of witnesses to the death of the robber in the village of Kosmach.